2003 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4

Jennifer Capriati was the two-time defending champion but lost to Marlene Weingärtner in the first round.

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the title. This was her fourth straight Grand Slam triumph and also with this victory she completed the "Serena Slam", despite being 1–5 down in the third set & facing two match points against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals.

This tournament was also notable for being the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 1 and five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova competed in the main draw, aged 15, as well as that of US Open Champion Flavia Pennetta and future World No. 1 and US Open finalist Jelena Jankovic. Both players drew Klára Koukalová (who was appeared in her first Grand Slam match) and Silvia Farina Elia in their respective first round matches, and were defeated.

Seeds

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Qualifying

Main article: 2003 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	25	Meghann Shaughnessy	2	2
								1	Serena Williams	4	6	7
								4	Kim Clijsters	6	3	5
	4	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	8	Anastasia Myskina	2	4
															1	Serena Williams	77	3	6
															2	Venus Williams	64	6	4
	5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Virginia Ruano Pascual	2	2
								5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	3
								2	Venus Williams	6	6
	7	Daniela Hantuchová	4	3
	2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	3	77	7
		É Loit	6	65	5			1	S Williams	6	6
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	4	0
		M Suchá	0	2											1	S Williams	6	6
		A Jidkova	2	6	6										26	T Tanasugarn	1	1
		L Granville	6	4	0				A Jidkova	2	6	3
		M Drake	0	2				26	T Tanasugarn	6	3	6
	26	T Tanasugarn	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	E Daniilidou	78	6																		18	E Daniilidou	4	1
		M Irvin	66	3				18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	0	1					A Frazier	1	2
		A Frazier	6	6											18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	5	6										16	N Dechy	4	3
		I Benešová	3	7	4				D Bedáňová	3	3
		S Taylor	2	3				16	N Dechy	6	6
	16	N Dechy	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Bartoli	4	1				11	M Maleeva	2	6	6
		E Dyrberg	3	3					Y-j Cho	6	4	1
		Y-j Cho	6	6											11	M Maleeva	5	6	5
		A Kapros	0	1											20	E Bovina	7	4	7
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	1	2
		V Zvonareva	2	1				20	E Bovina	6	6
	20	E Bovina	6	6																		20	E Bovina	7	2	4
	25	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6																	25	M Shaughnessy	5	6	6
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	6	3	3			25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		M Díaz-Oliva	62	2					Ľ Cervanová	1	1
		Ľ Cervanová	77	6											25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	Q	K Koukalová	6	78											Q	K Koukalová	1	3
	Q	M Sharapova	4	66				Q	K Koukalová	66	7	6
		Ľ Kurhajcová	0	1				6	M Seles	78	5	3
	6	M Seles	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Reeves	2	1				4	K Clijsters	6	6
		P Mandula	7	6					P Mandula	0	0
		S Talaja	5	1											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		T Poutchek	6	6												T Poutchek	2	1
		T Pisnik	3	0					T Poutchek	2	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	6	4	6				C Torrens Valero	6	4	4
	29	I Majoli	3	6	4																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	19	A Coetzer	6	6																		19	A Coetzer	3	1
		B Schett	4	3				19	A Coetzer	6	4	6
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	3				Q	J Janković	2	6	4
	Q	J Janković	6	6											19	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Matevžič	66	6	6										14	A Pistolesi	0	2
	WC	C Dellacqua	78	2	2				M Matevžič	1	r
		M Tu	4	6	2			14	A Pistolesi	5
	14	A Pistolesi	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	C Rubin	6	7
	Q	M Czink	4	5				10	C Rubin	0	6	6
		P Wartusch	1	4					M Pierce	6	4	2
		M Pierce	6	6											10	C Rubin	6	6
		An Serra Zanetti	77	6											Q	B Schwartz	3	2
		M Müller	65	0					An Serra Zanetti	1	2
	Q	B Schwartz	5	6	6			Q	B Schwartz	6	6
	17	E Dementieva	7	4	2																	10	C Rubin	6	4	1
	28	C Fernández	6	7																		8	A Myskina	4	6	6
	WC	A Szili	1	5				28	C Fernández	6	6
		Å Svensson	4	6	5				M Serna	3	4
		M Serna	6	3	7										28	C Fernández	3	6	3
		M-G Mikaelian	1	0	r										8	A Myskina	6	3	6
		E Gagliardi	6	2					E Gagliardi	7	2	0
	Q	E Fislová	5	3				8	A Myskina	5	6	6
	8	A Myskina	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		M Casanova	3	4				5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		H Nagyová	1	2					A Kournikova	0	1
		A Kournikova	6	6											5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		J Craybas	67	6	1										32	K Srebotnik	2	0
		V Razzano	79	4	6				V Razzano	1	77	3
		D Safina	6	3	3			32	K Srebotnik	6	64	6
	32	K Srebotnik	3	6	6																	5	J Henin-Hardenne	7	5	9
	24	T Panova	77	3	6																	9	L Davenport	5	7	7
		A Rösch	62	6	2			24	T Panova	3	7	6
	WC	A Morigami	6	6				WC	A Morigami	6	5	4
	Q	S Hrozenská	2	1											24	T Panova	2	1
		I Tulyaganova	3	6											9	L Davenport	6	6
		A Molik	6	4	r				I Tulyaganova	79	4	5
	WC	C Pin	2	1				9	L Davenport	67	6	7
	9	L Davenport	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	A Stevenson	6	6
	WC	E Baltacha	1	4				15	A Stevenson	2	2
		C Black	3	0					D Chládková	6	6
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	6	6
		B Rittner	5	6	4										WC	E Dominikovic	3	2
	WC	E Dominikovic	7	4	6			WC	E Dominikovic	6	6
		L Prusová	2	2				22	A Kremer	1	4
	22	A Kremer	6	6																			D Chládková	3	3
	30	J Husárová	6	6																			V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	Q	ME Salerni	3	0				30	J Husárová	7	5	0
		S Asagoe	2	1					V Ruano Pascual	5	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	6	4	6
		S Foretz	4	6	6											M Weingärtner	1	6	4
		E Kulikovskaya	6	1	0				S Foretz	6	1	2
		M Weingärtner	2	78	6				M Weingärtner	3	6	6
	3	J Capriati	6	66	4

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	D Hantuchová	7	63	6
		F Zuluaga	5	77	4			7	D Hantuchová	78	77
		E Likhovtseva	66	4					Ad Serra Zanetti	66	63
		Ad Serra Zanetti	78	6											7	D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Webb	2	7	6										WC	S Stosur	4	2
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	5	3			Q	V Webb	4	1
	WC	S Stosur	63	6	6			WC	S Stosur	6	6
	31	C Martínez	77	3	4																	7	D Hantuchová	7	6
	21	A Sugiyama	6	4	6																	12	P Schnyder	5	3
		A Widjaja	3	6	2			21	A Sugiyama	4	4
		G Arn	2	1					N Petrova	6	6
		N Petrova	6	6												N Petrova	2	6	3
		M Marrero	79	6											12	P Schnyder	6	4	6
		J Kostanić	67	1					M Marrero	3	1
		W Prakusya	3	1				12	P Schnyder	6	6
	12	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	S Farina Elia	6	6
		F Pennetta	4	2				13	S Farina Elia	3	2
		M Washington	1	65					N Pratt	6	6
		N Pratt	6	77												N Pratt	7	6
	WC	R McQuillan	4	63											23	P Suárez	5	4
		T Garbin	6	77					T Garbin	0	0	r
		D Randriantefy	6	6				23	P Suárez	6	3
	23	P Suárez	4	3																			N Pratt	3	2
	27	L Raymond	77	6																		2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	L Lee-Waters	63	3				27	L Raymond	3	1
		A Barna	5	6	6				A Barna	6	6
		F Schiavone	7	1	3											A Barna	1	4
	PR	A Medina Garrigues	1	2											2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	A Cargill	6	6				Q	A Cargill	3	0
		S Kuznetsova	4	2				2	V Williams	6	6
	2	V Williams	6	6

External links

• 2003 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw